Ryan Day doesn’t need to completely rebuild Ohio State’s football program, and he doesn’t plan to.
While the Urban Meyer era at Ohio State will come to an end following next month’s Rose Bowl, and Day will replace him as the Buckeyes’ new head coach, he doesn’t plan to make major changes to the program’s infrastructure.
“The footprint that he's left here and the infrastructure is strong,” said Day, who is being promoted from his current role of offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach of the Ohio State program Meyer is leaving behind. “And knowing that and being here for two years and seeing exactly how it's been done gives me great confidence.